67 Taliban fighters killed in overnight border operations, says Pakistan
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Pakistan’s security forces killed 67 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight operations, repulsing attacks at 16 locations along the southwestern border early Tuesday, officials said.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the action was part of Operation Ghazab lil Haq, launched on Feb. 26 in response to Afghan Taliban raids.
Tarar said 40 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed in overnight operations along the border region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. He said a physical attack was attempted at one location and fire raids were carried out at 12 locations, all of which were repulsed without any loss of life. He added that follow-up operations were continuing.
In northern Balochistan, Afghan Taliban fighters launched physical attacks from across the border at 16 locations in Qilla Saifullah, Noshki, and Chaman districts, while engaging Pakistani troops at 25 locations in fire raids. Tarar said the attacks were repelled, with 27 Afghan Taliban killed and several others injured.
One soldier from the Frontier Corps Balochistan North was killed, and five others were injured, he said.
On Monday, Tarar said Pakistani forces had killed 435 Afghan Taliban combatants and injured 630 others since the start of the operation. He said 188 tanks and armoured vehicles were destroyed, 31 Afghan posts were captured, and 51 locations across Afghanistan were targeted in air strikes.
State-run Pakistan Television reported that Pakistan’s armed forces conducted an air operation in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, destroying the Khogani base. The report said Operation Ghazab lil Haq remains underway.